Actively carry out smart education, explore potential and lay the foundation stone

Buddhist Tai Hung CollegeAdhering to the spirit of the school motto of "Being wise and compassionate", we are committed to cultivating students' knowledge, skills and good character development, so that they can contribute to society, the country, and the world in the future. Taking into account the general trend of social development, Principal Chiu Hong Ming believes that students need to master new technologies to cope with future challenges. He emphasized that smart education and the healthy growth of students need to go hand in hand. He hoped that through the Buddhist background of the school, students could be guided to distinguish right from wrong, learn to use new technologies wisely and correctly, and at the same time promote students' physical, mental and spiritual health and personal development.

AI enters the classroom to improve learning efficiency

Principal Chiu Hong Ming pointed out: "Technology is developing rapidly, and mastering AI is an inevitable requirement to cope with social development." In view of this, schools have introduced different learning platforms to allow AI to enter the classroom and become students' "learning partners", actively and flexibly use technology to learn, learn knowledge management, and improve learning efficiency. Since last year, AI education and teaching have been implemented in certain subjects, using AI to generate images, programs and other content to assist teaching. Programming classes and AI learning classes have also been opened to guide students in writing accurate prompts (Prompts) in the Gemini artificial intelligence system to improve the quality of AI responses.

This year, the school further implemented Gemini AI learning and teaching throughout the school, allowing teachers and students to use AI extensively in every classroom. The system can not only store teaching resources and assist teachers in generating training questions, but also supports students to generate questions based on their personal needs for independent learning, helping students understand their own weaknesses and target areas for improvement. In addition, the school has also introduced AI in Chinese teaching. For example, the English subject uses AI to train students’ speaking skills, and also supports independent practice and self-grading. Through the integration of AI and classroom, students can keep up with the times, improve their learning experience in a more efficient and interesting way, and lay the foundation for future development.

Emphasis on distinguishing right from wrong and cultivating information literacy

Smart education does not only mean applying AI and technology to teaching, but also requires students to distinguish right from wrong, be wise and correctly control technology. In the context of Buddhist education in schools, the cultivation of information literacy is listed as an important part. Principal Chiu Hong Ming refers to the unknown future iteration of technology. Only solid and correct values ​​can ensure that students make good use of technology instead of being controlled by it. Therefore, while educating students to master technology, it is also important to teach students the importance of "mindfulness" - information literacy.

In terms of information literacy teaching, teachers will guide students to identify the authenticity of knowledge and identify the erroneous content that AI may bring. At the same time, they will be taught to abide by the usage regulations to prevent them from accidentally falling into the law. They will also cultivate good digital citizens and cultivate their ability to use technology correctly, truly balancing the application of technology with the cultivation of values. In addition, the school contacted the Police-Community Relations Unit to conduct anti-fraud lectures for students, teaching them anti-fraud knowledge and how to avoid risks such as information fraud. They also encouraged them to convey anti-fraud knowledge to their family members, especially their elders.

Combining Buddhist education to develop three levels of values

Principal Chiu Hong Ming attaches great importance to the cultivation of students’ moral character and promotes values education in the context of Buddhist education to help students establish correct values and attitudes and improve personal moral cultivation. Values ​​education is systematically promoted from the inside out at three levels: first at the individual level, cultivating students' qualities of law-abiding integrity, hard work and perseverance, realizing "conscious self-interest", and becoming responsible citizens; then extending to the level of others, guiding students to practice benevolence and empathy, be filial to relatives, respect others, and achieve "awareness of others and altruism"; finally, it is extended to the national and social level to realize "depending on others", emphasizing national identity, cultivating a sense of responsibility, commitment and unity. The three levels are intertwined, and the school focuses on promoting two values ​​every year to make it easier for students to understand and ensure educational effectiveness.

Establish a healthy lifestyle and promote physical, mental and spiritual health

The school promotes students to establish a healthy lifestyle in a variety of ways and comprehensively cares for their physical, mental and spiritual development. In terms of health management, the school introduced an AI sports system to optimize students' physical training by recording personal data. For example, when implementing a morning running strategy, students are required to wear artificial intelligence watches to track their exercise status; tablet computers are used to provide feedback and guide students on correct postures. The combination of AI technology and physical exercise not only helps teachers understand students' physical conditions based on data to provide appropriate follow-up training, but also guides students to establish a healthy lifestyle and achieve the dual goals of fun learning and physical and mental development.

In addition, the school carries out physical and spiritual cultivation based on Buddhist characteristics. It has a dedicated meditation room and carries out daily meditation activities to help students calm their mind, relax their body and mind, relieve stress and inject positive energy into their students. Through AI technology to promote physical fitness management and meditation to nourish the soul, the school helps students build a healthy lifestyle in an all-round way and promotes their physical, mental and spiritual development.

Build a growth platform to promote personal development

Through sports, art, technology and other fields of activities, the school builds a growth platform for students to comprehensively improve their personal abilities and develop their talents. In terms of sports, the performance of the rope skipping event is particularly impressive. The two world champions in age divisions have not only won multiple awards, but also competed in the United States. Recently, they were invited by the Sham Shui Po District Office to serve as guest performers in exhibition activities, allowing students to express themselves. In addition, the school also has extracurricular activity days, introducing curling, hockey and other projects to encourage students to go beyond the textbooks, develop sports interests, and strengthen their bodies.

In terms of art, the drama group also performed well, winning eight consecutive championships at the Hong Kong Creative Drama Festival and receiving an honorary trophy. A series of activities create a platform for students to demonstrate their potential, allowing students to develop common abilities, learn to solve problems and cooperate, and also build a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, and gain self-confidence and happiness.

In terms of technology activities, the school has launched a number of AI activities this year and opened special classes to teach students to use text to generate pictures and make short videos, accompanied by AI-generated music. It combines AI technology with students' interests to improve students' technology application capabilities and cultivate creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

Multiple teaching models, easy and flexible use of English

English teaching has always been the focus of the school's development. With its diversified model, students can learn English easily and lively, which not only improves learning effectiveness, but also gains satisfaction from English learning. The school has "English Speaking Tuesdays" English day to encourage teachers and students to communicate in English; it also runs an "English Cafe" after school with rich and diverse content, such as inviting Canadian teachers to teach students how to make pasta, holding reading clubs and English board games, etc. to promote students' exposure to diverse cultures.

The school also invited the "Shakespeare Little Theater" to perform Shakespeare's play "As You Like It" on campus, and promoted cooperation between teachers and theaters to integrate drama elements into the classroom to make learning and teaching more interesting. In order to relieve the pressure on students, the school also organizes English escape room activities, allowing students to learn to manage stress and solve problems through time-limited challenges, and at the same time use English in the game.

In addition, the school also organizes students to go to Germany, Australia and other places for exchanges to expand their international horizons and improve their cross-cultural communication skills. Through diversified teaching models, we break the stereotypes of English learning, allowing students to experience the application of English in daily life, enjoy English learning in a relaxed atmosphere, and gain happiness from learning.